Magazine ruled negligent for ad leading to murder
A federal jury ordered Soldier of Fortune magazine to pay 9.4 million dollars for publishing a classified ad that prompted John Wayne Hearn to hire a hit man to kill Sandra Black in Bryan Texas on February 21 1985. The verdict also earmarked 1.5 million to Gary Black and 400000 to Marjorie Eimann with 7.5 million in punitive damages.
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Soldier of Fortune
Texas
Gary Wayne Black
Marjorie Eimann
Journal
Sandra Black
Gary
Eimann
Bryan
Black
Sandra
Robert
John Wayne Hearn
Hearn
Florida
U.S
Omega Group Ltd
Are All Smiles
Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Study finds high death by own action rate among AIDS patients
CHICAGO AP AIDS patients show markedly elevated risk of death by own action, with self-destructive impulses rising after diagnosis and as disease affects the CNS. Journal of the American Medical Association notes 36 times higher risk than peers and 66 times higher than general population. Physicians urged to assess suicide risk and provide early psychiatric intervention.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Peter Marzuk
Cornell University Medical College
Swaggart case sent to appeals body by church officials
National Assemblies of God leaders unable to resolve punishment for evangelist Jimmy Swaggart have referred the case to an appeals panel with final authority. In Minnesota, a 77-year-old man faced murder charges after shooting his wife at Crestview Manor nursing home to end her suffering as a granddaughter comforted him at her funeral.
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Springfield
Assemblies of God
Louisiana
Jimmy Swaggart
Oscar Carlson
Agnes Carlson
Crestview Manor
Evansville
Judge blocks abortion rules in federal injunction
A U S federal judge enjoins Reagan era guidelines that would cut funds to family planning clinics providing abortion services or counseling. Judge Walter Skinner orders HHS to stop enforcing the rules nationwide, citing irreparable harm and privacy rights. The ruling blocks the new grants only for the involved groups, with Bowen expected to scrap the regulations.
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Boston
U.S
Walter Skinner
Department of Health and Human Services
Department
Skinner
West German hostage freed in Beirut amid Syrian mediation
Ralph Schray a 30 year old West German engineer was released by pro Iran backed captors in West Beirut after five weeks in captivity. He was handed over to the West German Embassy in Damascus and reported in good physical condition. Syrian officials said he was transported under heavy guard to Damascus with mediation claimed by the Holy Warriors for Freedom.
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Syria
Ralph Schray
West
Beirut
Klaus Auchenbach
Foreign Ministry
Bonn
Schrag
Friedhelm Ost
Schray
Holy Warriors For Freedom
U S to require airline drug tests
The Department of Transportation proposed broad random drug testing for about 500 000 aviation workers including pilots flight attendants and mechanics with readiness for year end implementation. Burnley cited trust safety needs while unions criticized scope and legality debates continued in courts and within industry circles.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Department of Transportation
Transportation
Jim Burnley
Burnley
America
Afghan negotiators propose nine month Soviet withdrawal plan
Geneva reports say Abdul Wakil announced acceleration of the Soviet pullout from Afghanistan. The schedule shrinks from ten months to nine with about half of an estimated 115000 troops to depart in the first three months. Panama City brief notes bank cash deliveries amid Noriega pressure. Brussels communiqué signals NATO needs modernized forces but leaves nuclear timing unresolved.
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Afghanistan
Abdul Wakil
Moscow
Kabul
Panama City
U.S
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Panama
Stor
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